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Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 28.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 7:42:14 am
Sunrise Today: 8:43 am 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:42 pm 227° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 2:52 am 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:19 pm 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 6 hours, 59 minutes (+30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Edinburgh

Time:7:42 am
Altitude:-7.7°
Direction:121° SE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 6h 58m 47s (Dec 25, 2024)

30 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

1 minute, 10 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

10 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edinburgh Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:21 am
Astro. Twilight6:21 am – 7:07 am
Nautical Twilight7:07 am – 7:56 am
Civil Twilight7:56 am – 8:43 am
Daylight8:43 am – 3:42 pm
Civil Twilight3:42 pm – 4:29 pm
Nautical Twilight4:29 pm – 5:18 pm
Astro. Twilight5:18 pm – 6:04 pm
Night6:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edinburgh - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 258:43 am3:42 pm6:58:47+0:3012:13 pm (10.8°)91.424
Dec 268:43 am3:43 pm6:59:25+0:3812:13 pm (10.8°)91.421
Dec 278:44 am3:44 pm7:00:11+0:4612:14 pm (10.8°)91.418
Dec 288:44 am3:45 pm7:01:06+0:5412:14 pm (10.9°)91.415
Dec 298:44 am3:46 pm7:02:09+1:0212:15 pm (11.0°)91.413
Dec 308:43 am3:47 pm7:03:19+1:1012:15 pm (11.0°)91.411
Dec 318:43 am3:48 pm7:04:37+1:1812:15 pm (11.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Edinburgh

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Edinburgh - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 252:52 am12:19 pm-7:43 am(19.6°)250,93728.4%
Dec 264:12 am12:27 pm-8:25 am(14.7°)249,77720.0%
Dec 275:34 am12:39 pm-9:12 am(10.4°)247,98712.7%
Dec 286:58 am12:58 pm-10:02 am(7.2°)245,7396.8%
Dec 298:17 am1:31 pm-10:56 am(5.3°)243,2312.6%
Dec 309:21 am2:25 pm-11:52 am(4.9°)240,6630.4%
Dec 3110:04 am3:42 pm-12:50 pm(6.2°)238,2160.6%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Edinburgh This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:45 amWed 2:31 pmWed 10:38 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 11:07 amWed 7:52 pmWed 3:29 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 5:47 pmWed 11:03 amWed 2:25 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 2:13 pmThu 7:12 amWed 10:43 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:43 amWed 10:13 pmWed 4:58 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 1:17 pmThu 5:21 amWed 9:19 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:56 amWed 11:35 pmWed 5:45 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edinburgh.

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